Nikita O'Brien Miller (born 16 May 1982 in St Elizabeth) is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and domestic cricket for Jamaica. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and lower-order batsman. He was the leading wicket taker in the 2007–08 Carib Beer Challenge and in June 2008 he won his first One Day International cap with the West Indies. The following year he made his Test debut for a weakened West Indies team during a contract dispute.

Career[link]

Miller made his debut for Jamaica in the 2004–05 season.^[1] He plays for his club side Melbourne in the country's domestic league.^[2]

In the 2007–08 Carib Beer Challenge he was the leading wicket taker in the competition, taking 42 wickets in six games.^[1][3] In the final game of the regular season he took 4 wickets for 6 runs against the Windward Islands as Jamaica won to win the league.^[4]

In doing so they reached the 2007–08 final, in which they faced Trinidad and Tobago. Having never previously taken a five wickets in innings,^[5] Miller took 5 for 29 in the first innings.^[6] He followed this with 5 for 92 in the second innings, with Jamaica going on to win by 9 wickets.^[6]

Subsequent to end of the West Indies domestic season, Australia toured the Caribbean. Having not been selected for either the Test series or the initial or the first three ODIs, Miller was "surprised" to be one of three new players called up for the final two ODIs in St Kitts.^[2] The West Indies had already lost the series 3–0.^[7]

He made his West Indian debut on 4 July 2008, his first international wicket coming when he dismissed Michael Clarke lbw.^[8] He finished with figures of 1 for 19 as the West Indies lost by 1 run.^[8] Two days later, in the final ODI of the series, he took 1 for 38, dismissing Luke Ronchi.^[9] He was selected for the 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Canada later that year, and took 3 for 19 against Bermuda,^[10] before taking 2 for 18 as the West Indies beat Canada in the final.^[11]

Miller made his Test debut on 9 July 2009. He was part of an understrength team fielded by the West Indies against Bangladesh; the 15-man squad included nine uncapped players. Including Miller, seven West Indies players made their debut and the side was captained by Floyd Reifer who had played the last of his four Tests ten years earlier. The first XI had made themselves unavailable due to a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.^[12] In August 2010 Miller was given his first central contract by the WICB,^[13] though it was not renewed in October 2011.^[14]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Player profile: Nikita Miller from ESPNcricinfo

Carlton Baugh

Personal information
Full name	Carlton Seymour Baugh, Jr.
Born	(1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 30) Kingston, Jamaica
Nickname	carly
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	C Baugh (father)
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	19 April 2003 v Australia
Last Test	6 July 2011 v India
ODI debut	17 May 2003 v Australia
Last ODI	16 June 2011 v India
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	13	42	82	87
Runs scored	436	418	4,176	1,010
Batting average	20.76	19.90	34.80	21.48
100s/50s	0/3	0/0	11/19	0/2
Top score	68	49	158*	71
Catches/stumpings	25/3	33/9	163/19	84/21
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 July 2011

Carlton Seymour Baugh (born 23 June 1982) is a Jamaican cricketer.

He is an aggressive right-hand batsman and bowls a leg break googly, however, he usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper. His Test debut came during a five-day match against Australia between 19–23 April 2003. His father, Carlton Baugh Snr., also played cricket between 1980 and 1983. Having scored a century against Barbados, he attracted the attention of the selectors and has been chosen to represent the West Indies in five matches thus far.

He was recalled for the West Indies tour of Canada and Abu Dhabi, but was poor both behind and in front of the stumps. He was retained for the West Indies tour of New Zealand in 2008/09, but only appeared in one Twenty20 match, where he made 2 from 2.

Things turned around for him when he was offered a retainer contract by the West Indies Cricket Board for the 2010/11 season.

He was forced to fly home as he was suffered from Hamstring injury, so he was not available more in World Cup 2011 tournament.

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Marlon Samuels

Personal information
Full name	Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
Born	(1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 31) Kingston, Jamaica
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 237)	15 December 2000 v Australia
Last Test	28 May 2012 v England
ODI debut (cap 103)	4 October 2000 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	25 March 2012 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1996/97–2007/08	Jamaica
2010/11–present	Jamaica
2011/12–present	Duronto Rajshahi
2012-present	Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	39	130	87	185
Runs scored	2,134	3,041	5,379	4,613
Batting average	32.83	29.81	38.97	31.59
100s/50s	3/15	2/22	10/30	4/34
Top score	117	108*	257	108*
Balls bowled	2,769	3,703	5,809	5,499
Wickets	23	67	53	111
Bowling average	67.13	43.71	56.75	37.30
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/74	3/25	5/87	4/21
Catches/stumpings	19/–	36/–	58/–	51/–
Source: Espncricinfo, 28 May 2012

Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born 5 February 1981) is a West Indian cricketer. Samuels made his Test debut in Australia in 2000, and his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka in Nairobi during the ICC Knockout Trophy in the same year.

He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman but his sense of balance and off-spin have claimed a number of useful wickets. He has struggled with a knee injury, being forced to fly home from the tour of Australia in late 2005.

Family[link]

He is the younger brother of Robert Samuels, also a West Indian Test and one-day cricketer.^[1]

Career[link]

Samuels scored his maiden Test hundred at Kolkata against the Indians in 2002/03. His innings of 104 helped the West Indies to draw the 3rd Test and was made against the likes of Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. His first ODI ton came in the series which followed and turned out to be a series winning innings. With the series level at 3-3 going into the final match at Vijayawada on 24 November 2002, Samuels smacked 108 not out off just 75 balls. The West Indies finished with 315 and went on to win by 135 runs.

During the West Indies tour of Australia, on 9 October 2005 Samuels registered his highest first-class score with an innings of 257. It was made in a tour match against Queensland at the Gabba. His effort was a record score at the ground, beating Martin Love's 250. Showing his allround abilities, he followed it up with 5 wickets in the next innings.^[2][3] He played in two Tests on the tour, with a highest score of 29, before he was sent home with a knee injury.^[4]

Against Pakistan at Multan in late 2006, Samuels scored his second ODI century. His unbeaten 100 led the West Indies to victory as they successfully chased the Pakistani total. He fell just short of another century a month later against the Indians in Chennai but his quick fire 98 helped his side chase down India's 268. Samuels also played as part of the Pro Cricket league in the United States for the Chicago Tornadoes.

In January 2007, Samuels was named man of the match after scoring 94 and 40 in the first Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth, a match the West Indies won by 128 runs. He went on to score his second Test hundred, in the final match, hitting 105 although it wasn't enough for his side to win the match or the series. Samuels was involved in the run-out of Brian Lara in his last international match, against England during the 2007 World Cup. Lara was on 18, when Samuels signalled for a quick run but was unable to reach the other wicket in time as Kevin Pietersen underarmed the ball to hit the stumps. After the World Cup, the West Indies toured England in May. Unexpectedly Samuels was not initially included in the squad for the Test leg,^[5] but was called up as a replacement when Ramnaresh Sarwan suffered an injury.^[6] On 4 July Samuels made 77 runs from 104 balls against England in the second Natwest ODI. He and Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a record third wicket partnership of 175 runs at Edgbaston in a game West Indies won.

Two-year ban (2008–2010)[link]

On 25 February 2008 Samuels was suspended from bowling in international cricket until he corrects his bowling action, which has been deemed suspect.^[7] Indian police accused Samuels of giving out team information to a known bookie prior to the 1st ODI between the West Indies and India in Nagpur on 21 January 2007. It was claimed that they have taped telephone conversations between a bookmaker, Mukesh Kochchar, and Samuels.^[8] The transcript was later released by the police.^[9] After a hearing into the matter, in May the International Cricket Council enforced a two-year ban on the 27-year-old for "receiving money, or benefit or other reward that could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute".^[10] Samuels has always maintained his innocence.

Return (2010–present)[link]

Samuels' two-year ban expired on 9 May 2010 and subsequently returned to playing for Jamaica and West-Indian chief selector Clyde Butts stated that the door was open for Marlon Samuels to serve the West Indies in international cricket provided that he proves himself on the domestic circuit.^[11] During the 2011 World Cup in February and March, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo suffered an injury and the West Indies Cricket Board asked Samuels to fly out to act as a replacement. Samuels declined, stating that he did not yet feel ready, but that he was targeting a return during India's tour of the West Indies in June and July.^[12] The West Indies were knocked out in the quarter finals of the World Cup, and in the team's first engagement after was hosting Pakistan in April and May. When the T20I squad was announced four uncapped players were included and Samuels was recalled, marking a return to the squad for the first time since the expiration of his ban.^[13] Samuels returned to the Test side for the second Test and scored a half-century in his first innings.^[14]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year.^[15] An auction was held for teams to buy players,^[16] and Samuels was bought by the Duronto Rajshahi for $360,000.^[17] He was the team's highest run-scorer with 242 from 11 innings in the competition.^[18] In February 2012, Samuels signed a contract with Pune Warriors India to play for them in the 2012 and 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL).^[19] The 2012 IPL clashed with Australia's tour of the West Indies, and Samuels was granted permission to skip the three Test series and play in the league.^[20] During the tournament he was reported for having a suspect bowling action, and suspended from bowling in the rest of the competition.^[21]

Samuels was selected in the West Indies Test squad to tour England after the IPL.^[20] In the first Test Samuels combined with Chanderpaul in a 157-run stand.^[22] However, with England batting on the final day to win the match Samuels was asked to bowl. His part-time off spin was called upon as the West Indies had entered the match without a specialist spinner, while Shannon Gabriel was injured and Fidel Edwards ineffective.^[23] Samuels scored his third Test century in his next innings,^[24] and combined with captain Darren Sammy to score 204 runs, the second-highest partnership for the West Indies' seventh wicket.^[25]

References[link]

External links[link]

• CricketArchive statistics
• Cricinfo profile